Title The fame of Gawa : a symbolic study of value transformation in a Massim (Papua New Guinea) society / Nancy D. Munn

Published Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1986

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Description xviii, 331 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Series Lewis Henry Morgan lectures ; 1976 Lewis Henry Morgan lectures ; 1976 Notes Includes index Revision and expansion of the author's lectures originally given at the University of Rochester on Nov. 2, 4, 9, and 11, 1976 Bibliography Bibliography: pages 317-325 Subject Ceremonial exchange -- Papua New Guinea. Ethnology -- Papua New Guinea. Massim (Papua New Guinean people) Social change -- Case studies. Values -- Case studies. SUBJECT Gawa (Papua New Guinea) -- Social life and customs LC no. 86017127 ISBN 0521328934

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